I am too excited my son, 3 years old, has finally used the potty. And he is doing it without me asking or saying anything. However, he only does number 1# and I believe he is doing it because he is not in his pull-ups. I actually had him go bottomless all weekend. But it worked!!
My problem is how do I keep this going when I get back to work on Monday? Do I send him to daycare in his bigboy underware or do I wait and continue training him at home and let him go to daycare in pullups? My goal is to get rid of the pull-ups completely. This is all so new and I don't want him to revert to his old ways.
Both my boys are going to spend the weekend with their aunt this weekend while my husband and I celebrate our wedding anniversary and I'm terrified that my son will pee in his pants (LOL)
Last night after 2 full days of potty training I decided to give my son a test and I put regular underpants on him. He failed. It seems as if he knows to get on the potty if his is bottomless but he has not grasped the idea of pulling his pants down and then setting on the potty. MY Husband found #2 in the kitchen floor. So..I guess I'm back to square one. But he does know to get on the potty and pee when he is bottomless so I will take this as an accomplishment. I feel as if he is at least one step closer to preschool!
Thanks for your response.
Hi B., my advice is to go ahead and let him wear the pull-ups while he's at day care or away until he's completely potty trained. I have a three year old who does the #1 but not the #2 in the potty. Some daycare providers prefer that kids don't wear big kids underwear until they are completely trained. I would continue to do the bottomless thing during the week when you're home. Good Luck!
That is wonderful! Good Job Mom! I would send him to daycare in bigboy pants. Daycares are used to helping kids get trained. I would get rid of the pull ups unless you have a rubber sheet for the mattress, and want to change sheets in the middle of the night. When their pull ups are dry in the morning, then you can get rid of them. Pay attention to when he is peeing and pooping, so that you can remind him to go about an hour after he went last. Take him to the potty before you leave the house and if it's a short drive, one hour after he has pottied. Don't lose track of time, because he will definitely lose track if there is something interesting going on. I carry a potty chair and a roll of paper towels, a throw away throw rug, and trash bags with me. I keep the chair on the rug, and have her potty before we go into stores that I think will be too full of germs.
Pooping seems to be the hardest for the kids to do, theory is that they are afraid, try paying attention the what time of day he goes and then take him about that time every day or just watch him really close at that time, so that you can catch him making the face. Good luck.
Hi B., Please post again if you figure out how to proceed successfully from this point. I have twin boys, who for weeks now, can go from 7am until 7pm without having an accident... as long as they have naked bottoms. I am finding it very frustrating because they obviously know when to go, but for some reason as soon as anything is on their butts, they just assume they can pee into it. I am curious to hear your solutions to see if I can implement them here!
Send him in underwear. He will get mixed messages if you keep switching back-and-forth. He will probably have an accident or two. People should be understanding since he is Potty "training". Tell them to remind him often about going potty. Trust me, if there is a chance he will have an accident on their floor, they will remind him.
Good luck!
Hi B.,
Here's a great website to get info on potty training. If the webpage doesn't open, let me know and I'll see what I can do to get you some print outs.
Good Luck!
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/toilet.htm
Another great resource:
http://www.naeyc.org/ece/eyly/
after linking to webpage - go toward bottom of page and click on the "by topic" tool bar - select one of the money topics - child development has lots of great articles. There are hundreds of articles you can print out in just about every subject. Let me know if you have any problems opening the topics or web page.
Firstly, congrats on your son using the potty! Isn't it exciting when they reach these big milestones?
Accidents will happen! So when you leave the house try to remember to remember to bring an extra pair of pants, underwear and socks and shoes maybe even. Plastic bag is handy to carry the soiled clothing articles. If you're outdoors, having wipes on hand is also useful. It's good to remind them all the time to use the potty, say 15 min's after eating/drinking or before sleeping. Often they would rather be playing rather than sitting on a potty!
As for the childcare, I'd discuss with the caretakers what there preference is and discuss an approach. Maybe you still want some reserve diapers there for during the naptimes (if he still naps). Personally I'd just go for it and send him in his underwear! Don't go backwards. That is what we did and it went fine. Sure, there are (still) accidents, so have to make sure there are extra underwear, pants, socks there on hand when this happens.
At their aunt's, I'd so the same, but maybe also supply her with some protection for the bed.
Good luck and hope this helps, from a mother of a girl (2.5) and boy (9 months)
